Fix: Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Stuck On Loading Screen

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened players encounter the "Loading Screen Stuck" issue after running the game, restricting their access to the game. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

1. Why Is Sherlock Holmes Stuck On The Awakened Loading Screen?
2. How To Fix Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Stuck On Loading Screen?
   1. Delete Registry File
   2. Verify File Integrity
   3. Skip Launcher
   4. Open Game from Local File
   5. Run Game as Administrator
   6. Update Graphics Card Driver
   7. Check Game Frameworks

Why Is Sherlock Holmes Stuck On The Awakened Loading Screen

This problem is usually caused by damage to the game's save file.

Of course, you may encounter such an error not only because of this problem, but also because of many other problems.

For this, we will try to solve the problem by telling youafew suggestions.

How To Fix Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Stuck On Loading Screen

You can solve the problem by following the steps below to fix this error.

1-) Delete Registry File

Damage to the game's save file can cause various problemslike this.

Reloading the registry file may fix the problem.

• Type "Run" into the start search screen and open it.
• Type "%localappdata%/SH3RE/Saved/" on the screen that opens and press enter.
• Then rename the "SaveGames" folder and back it up.

After this process, run the game and check if the problem persists.

2-) Verify File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity and scan and download any missing or incorrect files. For this;

For Epic Games players;

1. Open the Epic Games program.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Click on the three dots below the game Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.
4. Click Verify on the screen that opens.

 For Steam players;

1. Open the Steam program.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Right-click on the  Sherlock Holmes The Awakened game on the left and open the Properties tab.
4. Open the Local Files menu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click on the button Verify integrity of game files in the Local Files We Encountered menu.

After this process, the download will be performed by scanning the damaged game files. After the process is finished, try to open the game again.

3-) Skip Launcher

We can eliminate the problem by bypassing the game launcher. To do this, bypass the launcher by following the step below.

• Run the Steam application.
• Access the Library menu and right-click the game Sherlock Holmes The Awakened to access the "Properties" menu.
• Then paste the code below into the "Startup Settings" box.
  • "(Game Directory)\SH3RE\Binaries\Win64\SH3.exe" %command%

Then close the window and run the game and check if the problem persists.

4-) Open Game from Local File

Some players say they fixed the problem by running the game over the local file. By performing this operation, you can reach the solution of the problem.

• Access the file directory of the game Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.
• In the window that opens, access the folders "Binaries" and "Win64" respectively.
• Then double-click the "SH3.exe" program in the folder and run it.

After this process, you can check if the problem persists.

5-) Run the Game as Administrator

The game not running as an administrator may cause you to encounter various problemslike this.

For this, we can run the game as administrator and check.

• Access the file directory of the game Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.
• Right-click the "SH3.exe" program in the window that opens and click "Properties".
• Click on the "Compatibility" option on the screen that opens and check the "Run this program as an administrator" option.
• Click the "Apply" button to save the settings.

After performing this operation, launch the game via Steam or Epic Games Launcher and check.

6-) Update Graphics Card Driver

In such continuity problems, we may encounter an update error in the graphics card. For this we will need to update the graphics card. If you're ready, let's get started.

For Users with Nvidia Graphics Card;

• First of all, Nvidia company's Geforce Experience We need to download and install the program.
• After the download and installation process, we open our program and open the Drivers menu above.
• Download our update by clicking the Download button that appears above.
• After our download is complete, let's perform the installation process by clicking the quick installation button.
• Restart your computer after this process is finished.

For Users with AMD Graphics Card;

• Published by AMD company AMD Radeon Software We need to download and install the program.
• After completing the download and installation process, we open our program and click the Check for Updates button under the driver and software menu on the right, and check if our video card is up to date.
• You can restart your computer by performing the update.

After updating our graphics driver and restarting our computer, we can try to open Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.

7-) Check Game Frameworks

The lack of game frameworks on your computer can create various errors in the game. Therefore, your computer must have DirectX, .NET Framework, VCRedist applications.

• Click to Download Current .NET Framework.
• Click to Download Current VCRedist. (x64)
• Click to Download Updated VCRedist. (x86)
• Click to Download Current DirectX.

After performing the update, you can restart your computer and run the game and check if the problem persists.